Ch. 4- The Eastern United States Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most prominent landform in the eastern United States?

A

the Appalachian Mountains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Name the seven chief ranges of the Appalachian Mountains.

A
Green Mountains
White Mountains
Catskills
Adirondacks
Alleghenies
Blue Ridge Mountains
Cumberland Mountains
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is Mammoth Cave’s main distinction?

A

It is the largest known underground cave system in the world.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What plateau lies between the Appalachian and the coastal plain?

A

Piedmont Plateau

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

West of the Chesapeake Bay, what is the name of the area whose rivers and streams are affected by the Atlantic’s tides?

A

Tidewater Region

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is the second largest body of water on earth?

A

Atlantic Ocean

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Give five facts about the Atlantic Ocean?

A

The saltiest ocean
has few islands
the most important ocean for commerce
has been more closely studied than any other ocean
once contained the major fishing grounds of the world

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Why has the fishing industry in the Atlantic declined?

A

Because the waters were heavily fished for many years, restrictions have been placed on fishing. Fish that once were abundant are not less plentiful.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is wampum?

A

beads made from quahog shell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

How was wampum used?

A

It was used as gifts, tokens of friendship, and money

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

How did American Indians use the black bear?

A

They used it for meat, for robes and blankets, and for fat to make their hair shine.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What was one of the earliest cultures in the eastern and central United States?

A

Hopewell Indian culture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What large structures did the Hopwell Indian people build?

A

Burial mounds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Name the five nations of the Iroquois League of Five Nations (the largest Indian group in the eastern United States).

A
Mohawk
Oneida
Onondaga
Cayuga
Seneca
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Which tribe’s name meant “southerners”?

A

Shawnee

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

The tribe of runaway slaves and other Indians living in the Everglades was called what?

A

Seminole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What tribe helped the Pilgrims to survive?

A

Wampanoag

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Who introduced the Pilgrims to Chief Massasoit

A

Samoset

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What “Apostle to the Indians” translated the first complete Bible to be printed in America?

A

John Eliot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What nickname was given to the people for whom John Eliot organized villages?

A

praying Indians

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What Swedish Lutheran missionary ministered to the Native Americans around his home?

A

John Campanius

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Who founded America’s first Baptist church and where did he minister?

A

Roger Williams; in what is now Rhode Island

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

What young missionary traveled on horseback, despite pain from his illness, to share the gospel with the Indians? Who was his interpreter?

A

David Brainerd; Tattamy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Which Native American chief helped translate parts of the Bible into Mohawk language?

A

Joseph Brant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Who was the Shawnee chief who fought to keep European settlers out of Indian territory?

A

Tecumseh

26
Q

Who in invented a written language for the Cherokee?

A

Sequoya

27
Q

What was his system of syllable symbols called?

A

Syllabary

28
Q

What is the fourth largest country in the world?

A

United States

29
Q

Name the system of low mountain ranges in eastern North America extending nearly 2,000 miles from Canada to Alabama.

A

Appalachian Mts.

30
Q

Name the mountain pass used by settlers on their way west.

A

Cumberland Gap

31
Q

What is the largest known underground cave system in the world?

A

Mammoth Cave

32
Q

Which hilly, rolling land lies between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

A

Piedmont Plateau

33
Q

Name the world’s second largest body of water which is also the world’s saltiest ocean.

A

Atlantic Ocean

34
Q

Beads made from quahog shells, strung together, and used as gifts or money

A

wampum

35
Q

deer meat

A

venison

36
Q

a low, marshy area of tall grasses and swamps in what is now southern Florida; home of the Seminoles

A

Everglades

37
Q

the Indian converts of John Eliot

A

“Praying Indians”

38
Q

system of writing developed by Sequoya for the Cherokee

A

syllabary

39
Q

one of the earliest cultures in the Eastern Woodlands; famous for their burial mounds

A

Hopewell Indians

40
Q

Eastern Woodland Indians who traditionally lived in longhouses

A

Iroquois

41
Q

the largest Indian group in the eastern U.S.

A

Iroquois League of Five Nations

42
Q

“man-eaters”; the easternmost tribe of the League of Five Nations

A

Mohawks

43
Q

a tribe of Iroquois not in the League

A

Cherokees

44
Q

“southerners”; Indians of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana

A

Shawnee

45
Q

large and powerful nation who lived in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama

A

Creeks

46
Q

“runaway”; a mixture of Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians, and runaway slaves

A

Seminoles

47
Q

Indians who met the Pilgrims

A

Wampanoag

48
Q

one of the most civilized tribes; kept a pictorial chronicle of their history and traditions

A

Delaware

49
Q

first Indian to greet the Pilgrims

A

Samoset

50
Q

“Apostle to the Indians”; first Bible printed in America was his translation of an Indian language

A

John Eliot

51
Q

Swedish Lutheran missionary who translated some of Martin Luther’s catechism into the Delaware language

A

John Campanius

52
Q

Founder of Rhode Island and of America’s first Baptist church

A

Roger Williams

53
Q

Young missionary who worked tirelessly among the Indians in spite of his poor health

A

David Brainerd

54
Q

David Brainerd’s interpreter

A

Tattamy

55
Q

Mohawk chief who helped translate parts of the Bible into the Mohawk language

A

Joseph Brant

56
Q

Shawnee chief who fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory

A

Tecumseh

57
Q

Cherokee who invented a written language

A

Sequoya

58
Q

pheasant like bird native to the Eastern woodlands

A

wild turkey

59
Q

among the most important prey of woodland Indians

A

white-tailed deer

60
Q

also called American elk; important to Indians for their meat, hide, and antlers

A

wapiti

61
Q

One of the largest mammals in the Eastern Woodlands

A

black bear